Posted: July 24th, 2017

A 55-year-old woman has a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for abnormal uterine bleeding. Histologic examination of the ovaries shows small atretic follicles. Which of the following processes is the most likely cause of these histologic findings?

A 55-year-old woman has a hysterectomy and
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for abnormal
uterine bleeding. Histologic examination of the
ovaries shows small atretic follicles. Which of
the following processes is the most likely cause
of these histologic findings?
(A) Apoptosis
(B) Metamorphosis
(C) Metaplasia
(D) Necrosis
(E) Transformation